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slug, title, excerpt, seo_title, seo_description, date, tools
| slug | title | excerpt | seo_title | seo_description | date | tools | |||
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| how-to-reduce-video-size | How to Reduce Video Size for Email, Discord and Uploads | Platform size limits decoded — email attachments, Discord uploads, WhatsApp and Loom caps — with the exact settings to hit each one. | How to Reduce Video Size – Hit Every Upload Limit | Shrink videos under email, Discord and WhatsApp limits. Resolution, bitrate and codec settings that cut file size without wrecking quality. | 2025-11-28 |
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Every platform has a ceiling. Here are the current common limits and the fastest way to get under each.
The limits that matter in 2026
| Platform | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gmail / Outlook | 25 MB attachment | Drives most compression needs |
| Discord (free) | 10 MB per file | Brutal for video |
| 16 MB (status), 2 GB (document share) | Document route is generous | |
| Telegram | 2 GB free | Rarely a constraint |
| Loom free tier | 5 minutes / 25 MB-ish effective | Compress or trim |
Strategy 1: trim before you compress
The cheapest megabytes are the ones you delete. Cutting a rambling intro from a screen recording saves proportionally more than any codec trick. Use the Video Trimmer first — it copies streams when possible so quality stays untouched.
Strategy 2: match resolution to destination
Nobody needs 4K inside an email:
- Chat apps — 720p is plenty on phones.
- Email previews — even 540p reads fine.
- Documentation embeds — 1080p keeps text crisp.
Our resolution converter scales while preserving aspect ratio automatically.
Strategy 3: compress last
With content trimmed and resolution matched, run the Video Compressor:
- Balanced preset handles most cases.
- Smaller preset suits static screen recordings — they compress spectacularly.
- Sharper preset only when fine text must stay readable.
Worked example
A 340 MB, 8-minute 4K screen recording destined for email:
- Trim to 6:40 of actual content → ~280 MB
- Scale to 1080p → ~95 MB
- Compress balanced → 18 MB ✓ under the 25 MB limit
Total time: about three minutes including processing.
FAQ
Why does my compressed video look blocky during motion? The quality target is fighting fast movement. Step one preset sharper, or reduce resolution instead — smaller frames hide artifacts better than starved bitrates.
Does compressing remove metadata? Re-encoding drops most container metadata naturally. For guaranteed stripping, run Remove Metadata afterwards.